Wettleson, Mary (Bigler) 1903-1971

SWENSON, BIGLER, WETTLESON, ANDERSON, SCHNUELLE, HEINS

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/31/2007 at 21:18:22

Mrs. R. Wettleson

Services were held Thursday, October 21 at 11:00 a.m. in the Marion Lutheran church, Gunder, for Mrs. Robert Wettleson, who died October 18, 1971 at the Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota following a short illness.

Mary Bigler Wettleson, daughter of Henry and Anna Swenson Bigler, was born June 4, 1903 in Clayton County, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Marion Lutheran church where she remained an active member throughout her life.

October 22, 1924 she was united in marriage to Robert Wettleson at Marion Lutheran church. To this union four children were born, Mary Ann Anderson, Robert Wayne, Roger and Mrs. Raymond (Lois) Schnuelle.

She resided on the Wettleson farm for 35 years when the couple moved to Postville in 1959.

Mrs. Wettleson was preceded in death by her father Henry Bigler, a brother Lawrence and a sister Mrs. Harry (Alma) Heins. She is survived by her husband Robert, her four children, her mother, Mrs. Anna Bigler, two brothers, Lloyd of Postville and Richard of Elkader, 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Interment was in the church cemetery.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection. Submitter has no further information.